Cryptocurrency Market Rises as Bitcoin and Ethereum Gain Momentum

The cryptocurrency market is showing an upward trend as Bitcoin and Ethereum both recorded gains over the 24-hour period. Bitcoin's market share expanded while Ethereum's share slightly declined, and derivative trading volume increased, indicating heightened short-term trading demand.

According to TokenPost Market data as of September 15, 2026, at 4:59 AM KST, Bitcoin traded at $78,990.34, up 2.25% from the previous day (approximately 1 billion 605 million won). Ethereum reached $2,539.78, a 1.39% increase (about 341 million won).

Top altcoins mostly rose in price: XRP +7.77%, BNB +0.56%, Solana +2.14%, Tron -0.26%, Dogecoin +0.62%, and Hyperliquid +3.96%. The total market capitalization of altcoins stands at $1.1033 trillion (approximately 1,481 trillion 424.7 billion won). Total trading volume over the past 24 hours was $50.84764 billion (about 6.82698 trillion won).

The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization reached $2.6897 trillion (approximately 3,611 trillion 398.8 billion won), with a 24-hour trading volume of $78.91903 billion (about 10.59594 trillion won). Bitcoin's market dominance rose to 58.98%, up 0.13% from the previous day, while Ethereum's share fell to 11.52%, down 0.07%.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets saw a 39.36% increase in market capitalization and trading volume compared to the previous day, reaching $77 billion and $10.75398 billion respectively. Stablecoin market capitalization totaled $284.1797 billion (about 38.14531 trillion won), with a 24-hour trading volume of $82.13847 billion, up 82.92%.

Derivative trading volume for the past 24 hours surged to $751.37613 billion (about 100.88234 trillion won), a 97.36% increase from the previous day, reflecting heightened market activity in response to short-term price volatility.